GameStop employee charged after fatally shooting shoplifting customer 2023

Police have arrested a Florida man who worked at GameStop after allegedly pointing a gun at a shoplifter and shooting him to death.

It’s not uncommon to see violence and theft at retail stores in 2023, but a recent incident at a Florida GameStop shows why sometimes it’s better if employees aren’t involved.

On October 17, an employee at the Pembroke Pines GameStop in Miami took matters into his own hands after a brutal altercation with a customer attempting to shoplift resulted in death.

According to Pembroke Pines Police, at 8:16 a.m. Tuesday, 33-year-old Derrick Guerrero confronted a man he observed shoplifting, leading the customer to run to the store entrance with stolen goods.

GameStop employee charged with shooting man who shoplifted in Florida

As the thief reached the exit, Guerrero pulled out a gun hidden in his waistband and fired a single shot, hitting the man in the torso.

It’s unclear why the GameStop employee intended to shoot the customer or whether the two knew each other before the incident.

The store thief, who police noted never threatened Guerrero or displayed his own weapon, was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries and died.

“Our officers arrested 33-year-old Derrick Guerrero for manslaughter when it was determined he shot the adult male victim after observing him shoplifting,” Pembroke Pines Police said. items in the store”.

This isn’t the first time a burglary like this has resulted in a deadly shooting. Back in 2022, men accused of stealing pizza and Pokemon cards from a Florida Target were shot by police and one of them died.

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